Potash Mining Methods 911 Metallurgist
Drilling and Blasting. Blast hole drilling is done with postmounted auger type coal drills and Joy CD34 drills which were first developed for potash use at the U. S. Potash Co. property. The Joy CD34 is a twodrill hydraulically operated machine with a capacity of 10 fpm per drill. Doubletipped tungsten carbide auger type drill bits are used.